Lever operated sliding jaw mop holder



Nov. 1, 1949 R. A. PAiQKER- 2,486,757

LEVER OPERATED, SLIDING JAW MOP HOLDER Filed Agril 27. 1946 InventorWJPARKER.

Patented Nov. 1, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT ()FEICE LEVER" OPERATEDSLI-DING 'J MOP HOLDER:

, This' -inventionzt relates totnew and usefulim! provementsand:structural refinements in mop. holders, andv the principal. objectof. the invention is to provide a=device of the character hereindescribed, such as may be efiectively and conveniently employedtforrtheattachment of mops and the like. to" the. handles v.usually. usedin.association with the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide a mop holderin' whichthe mop may be readily applied-or removed.

Another object of the inventionuis to provide a mop holder. which issimple.-in-constructionand operation,- and which cannotabe. easilydamaged.

An additional object of the invention isto-provide a: mop-holder which.will. readily lend itself to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects in view, and such other objects asmay become apparent as this specification proceeds, the inventionconsists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts asillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a top plan view of the invention,

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof,

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view, taken in the plane of the line 3-3of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view, taken in the plane of the line 4-4in Figure 1, and

Figure 5 is a cross sectional View, taken in the plane of the line 5-5of Figure 1.

Like characters of reference are used to designate like parts in thespecification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the inventionembodies in its construction a one-piece wire rod angulated to formspaced parallel side members II] and a cross member l I at one end ofsaid side members, said members as a Whole, defining a frame designatedby the general reference character l2.

The free ends of the side members ID are convergently angulated as atl3, and terminate in a relatively narrow yoke I4, at the remaining endof the framework I2. It will be noted that the rod forming this yoke islooped to provide a pair of aligned ears [5 on the sides of the yoke,the purpose of which will be more fully hereinafter described.

A further one-piece rod extends between the side members I 6 andconstitutes what may be referred to as a movable jaw l6, the same beingprovided intermediate its ends with an offset portion forming a detent,so to speak, IT.

The end portions of the jaw l6 are coiled to providepairseof eyes l6,the. latter being slidably,

positioned. on the side members I!) as will be clearly :appa-rentfromthe accompanying drawings;

- The extremities of the yoke 14 are suitably em-- beddedein-thewendofaconventional mop handle l6; and. an additionalone-piece rod is employedto -form: a double arm crank designated generally by, therreferencexcharacter 26;

In effect, this'crankr consists of a looped portion 2! formed betweenarelatively long. arm 22 and a relatively short arm 23-of the crank 20,the arm 22 extending generally in the direction of the handle l9 andbeing angulated to provide-a fingerpiece 24 and antarcuated retainer 25.It will be noted that the retainer 25 is complementary to the crosssection of the handle l9 and the purpose of the components 24 and 25will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

The crank 20 is pivotally connected, so to speak, to the frame l2 bymeans of a wire rod or pin 26 extending through the eyes l5 and throughthe loop 2|, the pin 26 being angulated as is best shown in Figure 4, inorder to retain itself in position.

The free end of the arm 23 is arcuated and pivotally connected to afurther arcuation provided at the end of a bar 21, this pivotedconnection being collectively designated by the reference character 28.

The remaining end of the bar 21 is similarly coiled as at 29 around thedetent I! of the jaw I6, whereby a pivotal connection of the bar 21 tothe jaw is obtained.

When the invention is placed in use, the retainer 25 of the crank 20 isdisengaged from the handle l9, and the crank 2|] is swung or rotated inthe direction of the arrow 3|], to a position designated by the phantomlines 3!.

This movement will, of course, be accompanied by a correspondingmovement of the bar 21 as indicated by the phantom lines 32, and it willbe noted that the jaw I6 will be slid along the side members ID of theframework I2, as is indicated by the phantom line 33.

The mop, or the like, (not shown) may now be inserted between the crossmember I l and the jaw l6, whereupon the crank 20 is again manipulatedso that the retainer 25 engages the handle 19, as is best shown in theaccompanying Figure 2. This action will, of course, result in thegripping, so to speak, of the mop between the cross member I I and thejaw l6 whereby the mop will be firmly and securely retained in position.

It is believed that the use and the advantages of the invention will beclearly understood from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly,further description thereof at this point is considered unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this ing end of said frame, said rod being looped to forma pair of aligned ears on the sides of said yoke, a further one-piecerod extending between said side members and constituting a movable jaw,an offset portion forming a detent intermediate the ends of said jaw,the end portions of said jaw being coiled to provide pairs of eyesslidable on said side members, a double-arm crank positioned between andpivoted to said ears, one arm of saidcrank constituting an operatinglever, a bar pivotally connected to the remaining arm of said crank andto the detent on said jaw, and a handle secured to'said yoke.

, 2. A mop holder comprising in combination, a

one-piece wire rod angulated to form a pair of spaced parallel sidemembers and a cross member,

at one end thereof, said members defining frame, the free ends of saidrod being convergent and terminating in a relatively narrow yoke at theremaining end of said frame, a handle secured to said yoke, said rodbeing looped to provide a pair of aligned ears on the sides oil saidyoke, a pin extending through said ears, a further one-piece rodextending between said side members and constituting a movable jaw, anoffset portion forming a detent intermediate the ends of said'jaw, theend portions of said jaw being coiled to provide pairs of eyes slidablypositioned on said side members, an additional one-piece rod forming adouble-arm crank, a loop provided between the arms of said crank, saidloop of said crank being pivotally mounted on said pin between the earsof said yoke, and a bar pivotally connected at one end thereof to onearm of said crank and pivotally connected at the remaining end thereofto said detent on said jaw, the remaining arm of said crank beingangulated to provide a finger-piece and terminating in a retainer, themop' being receivable between said cross member and said jaw, and saidretainer being releasably engageable with said handle.

ROY A. PARKER.

file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 945,772 Evans Jan. 11, 19101,174,550 Dobbins Mar. 7, 1916 1,194,048 McKay Aug. 8, 1916 1,268,769Poole June 4, 1918 2,203,451 Anderson June 4, 1940

